AN: This line is the first line from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows.

The two men appeared out of nowhere, a few yards apart in the narrow, moonlit lane.

They nod and it is plain

That they know each other.

Turns out one is a loving, and loved, father.

That’s something I don’t learn until it’s much too late.

They approach my front yard gate.

Rashness,

Excuses,

Gasping,

Running,

Escaping,

Trouble.

That is what this story is about.

The night when I should have listened to the doubt

That was lurking in the back of my mind.

Trouble befell me, because I was too blind.

There is a reason I’m telling you this, my sweet Ike.

Tonight I’m hoping you will never have to know what it’s like

To feel the feeling I will never forget.

That feeling is Regret.